Nau mai whakakao mai ki KUPU 2025.

He taiopenga hai whakahuihui i ngā ringatuhi Māori o te motu, hai whāriki i ō rātou kaupapa tuhituhi, titotito hoki ki te marea.

KUPU Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi

17–18 Whiringānuku 2025 | Ōhinemutu & Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

2025 PIKIHUIA AWARDS

19 Whiringānuku 2025 | Te Puia, Rotorua

Ngā kaituhituhi

Tracy Manukonga – Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi

Qiane Matata-Sipu – Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao

Taiarahia Black – Tuhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Stacy Gregg – Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru

Airana Ngarewa – Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine

Hona Black – Tūhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Hinemoa Elder – Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi

Hēmi Kelly – Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whāoa

Hana Tapiata – Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai

Donovan Farnham – Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe


Hai ngā rā e haere ake nei whakaputa ai ngā ingoa o ngā mātanga tuhituhi Māori kē atu. Aua atu i te 30 katoa ngā ringatuhi ka tau atu ki KUPU 2025.

Hokona he tīkiti!

Kia riro i a koe tētahi koha i a McLeods Booksellers Ltd, arā, he 10% te tangohanga i te utu mo ngā pukapuka ka hokona atu hai te Oketopa. Katoa ngā pukapuka he mea tārai e ngā ringatuhi o KUPU 2025.


Ka mutu, he kaupapa Māori, nōreira ka whāngaihia katoatia koutou ki roto o Whakatūria. He kai timotimo, he kapu tī, he kapu kawhe hoki mā te katoa.

Haere mai ki KUPU

www.kupu.org.nz

Tīkiti Mai

Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025.

A festival bringing together Māori writers from across the country, to lay down their stories and compositions before the people.

KUPU Māori Writers Festival

17–18 October 2025 | Ōhinemutu & Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

2025 PIKIHUIA AWARDS

19 October 2025 | Te Puia, Rotorua

Writers

Tracy Manukonga – Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi

Qiane Matata-Sipu – Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao

Taiarahia Black – Tuhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Stacy Gregg – Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru

Airana Ngarewa – Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine

Hona Black – Tūhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Hinemoa Elder – Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi

Hēmi Kelly – Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whāoa

Hana Tapiata – Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai

Donovan Farnham – Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe


Stay tuned for more writers. A total of 30 authors will be announced in the coming days.


Tickets include a 10% discount on all festival books from McLeods Booksellers Ltd.


Finally, as Māori kaupapa, you will all be welcomed into Whakatūria. There will be food, snacks, tea and coffee available.

Haere mai ki KUPU

www.kupu.org.nz

Get Tickets

Ngā kaituhituhi

WRITERS FESTIVAL - Cost

$30 Pāhi Rā 1 - KUPU | Kupu Day 1

$30 Pāhi Rā 2 - KUPU | Kupu Day 2

$55 Pāhi Wikena - KUPU | KUPU PASS

$30 2025 Pikihuia Awards (Te Puia, Sunday 19 October)

Payment methods

  • Card
  • Zip/Afterpay
  • Invoice

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